Police are hunting a hit-and-driver who ran into a group of men fighting in central Hamilton overnight.

All police chases which led to a record 14 deaths this year were sparked by minor offences, rather than serious crimes, figures released to the Herald under the Official Information Act reveal.

A high-flying financial analyst is accused of a road-rage attack that left a motorist with broken legs.

A leading financial adviser accused of a road rage hit-and-run incident can be named for the first time.

A man has been charged with manslaughter over the death of a woman hit by a car while picnicking with a friend on the roadside north of Wellington last month.

A 24-year-old man has been arrested over the death of an elderly Wanganui woman in a hit-and-run yesterday.

NZ Post allowed a Manawatu mailman to keep driving for them, despite knowing about a string of drink-driving convictions.

Almost three-quarters of drink driving deaths are caused by recidivist drink-drivers.

An elderly man is being taken to hospital in a critical condition after being found on a street in Onehunga.

The vision of her mother dying in hospital after being knocked off her bike by a motorist asleep at the wheel is imprinted on Sarah Carr's mind.